Wolves 3 v Norwich 0 The 'simples' really verdict thread

[Parkins left foot]

Another clean sheet & 3 goals

Doesn't sound as if we were that impressive either, but still far too much for Norwich.

Gave up possession, but we don't have a problem with that. Jota on fire & Raul with a goal.

A decent afternoon for us.

 

[UKYankieWWFC]

Apart from the 1st 15-20 mins when they had a few chances, I think we bossed the game. They didn't look like scoring. Good tactical subs by Nuno to close the game out. Good result, a decent 3 points and another clean sheet

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Norwich were the better team for twenty minutes but, as has been said, they just can't defend. After the third it was just game management. We won and didn't get out of 2nd gear. Excellent

 

[Dire Wolf]

We never got out of 2nd gear but that was still too much for them. Comfortable but unspectacular. Jota looks like he's back, a goal for Raul, a stroll around in the 2nd half for Neves and Moutinho who will have barely broken sweat and a 4th clean sheet in a row. Happy days.

 

[YoungWolf]

Good performance. They barely threatened our goal and we created plenty of good chances. Shape was really good and it is great that we have that flexibility, that should help us a lot with the fixtures coming up.

Jota outstanding in the first half, they really couldn't cope with him. Neves continues to be our best player IMO and Boly has really shown what we missed, even though we coped admirably without him.

Doc definitely looks fitter now, that winter break has done him some good.

Traore barely touched the ball while he was on!

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Comfortable enough. Not great, but we never ever thrash these teams do we?
Even when Traore came on we hardly got it to him.
Still 6 wins from 7 against bottom 3 teams, expected but not stand out.
Norwich really are a poor outfit, played pretty well fro the first 40 mins, passed it around well enough, lots of possession but blunt as a rib in the final third. Decision making not great either.
Patricio made a competent save when Aarons decided to try to force it in at the near post instead of a poke into the middle for a possible opportunity from Pukki.
Shame Jota couldn't get a 2nd hat trick, but Jimenez was handily placed for that rocket shot to come back straight to him off the post.
Vinagre hardly featured after he came on either, still... we were hardly stretched were we?
My wife and daughter fly to Spain on Tuesday so I can camp out guilt free on Thursday....

 

[Alan]

First 25 minutes were really poor, I thought. Norwich then dropped their heads after the second goal and the third completely killed the game.

IMO nobody really played well for more than two minutes at a time (short of the defense who were all superb throughout). About as business-like a win as I can remember seeing from us in the Prem.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Don't think that Traore works as well in a front 2, but the game was won by the time he came on & giving Jota & Jiminez a bit of time out was more important.

We were closing the game down then anyway.

 

[Carrotdude]

It looked like we went back to 3-4-3 at the end with Neto-Traore-Dendoncker which was a bit odd!

 

[Tom Hark]

Jota's terrific at the moment. Raul seems to be missing some of his sharpness, but I guess all players will have their ups and downs during the course of a season. Neves and Moutinho bossed the game. So different from last season, when the bottom club turned us over twice.

 

[Alan]

It looked like we went back to 3-4-3 at the end with Neto-Traore-Dendoncker which was a bit odd!

Not terribly odd for Nuno... Looked to be Leander in the middle to me which we've done to close games out before, starting all the way back with N'Diaye coming on or being shifted to a faux-#9 in the Championship. I think we even had Saiss do it once or twice.

It's our slightly more cultured version of punting a centerhalf up there, IMO.

 

[The Bion]

God bless Willy Boly

Neves unlucky esp with the 2nd FK, that would've been a beaut

 

[Tony Towner]

Didn't play particularly well, but didn't need to. Second half was pretty much a none event, I guess in a good way. Norwich are like a punch drunk fighter now, they've taken too many shots. I think they'll end the season in a similar manner to how we did under TC. When you lose 3-0 and your keeper is head and shoulders your best player then you know you are doomed.

Special mention for the super fans in the South Bank singing the North Banks going home whilst their stand is emptying. Wonderful collective self awareness. On a more serious note, the ground was flat today as it often is in games when we expect to win. The fans need to get the players going or vice versa

 

[Jabbawolf]

Being able to make subs and enhance the team is a big step forward for us going forward.

My unsung hero of the day is Leander though, according to my stream, I thought it was Don Dinker.

 

[Walnut]

I thought that referee Kavanagh was good today for a change.

 

[Lupo]

Speaking of the crowd, there was a kid in the Steve Bull singing 'Nuno Santo's Barmy Army' and the crowd were following his lead!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Utterly routine. Did what we needed to. Easy win. More of the same please.

 

[sycophantia]

Weird game, first 15 minutes even though we had 3 in there, they bossed midfield (although they only created one decent chance), didn't help that our boys couldn't find one another with even simple passes. After that we took complete control. Their attack was pretty toothless and their defence was woefull, we probably should have improved our goal difference but seemed happy to just manage the game at 3-0. As comfy a win as we've had all season

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Espanyol - we'll twat those

Norwich - we'll twat those

Sometime you lot will listen to me.

 

[sycophantia]

Espanyol - we'll twat those

Norwich - we'll twat those

Sometime you lot will listen to me.

Oh Oracle, are we gunna twat Spurs? I'd really, really love that